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LeBron James still hasn’t met with Lakers coach Luke Walton, report says

Julius Randle, Isaiah Thomas and several others are out. "Lonzo makes everybody better, including (LeBron)", Ball said . "What an emotional day here becaus...

England beats Sweden 2-0 to advance to semi-final in Russia

England's Dele Alli , left, celebrates with England's Harry Maguire , center and England's Marcus Rashford, right, after scoring his side's second goal d...

Brendon Hartley in huge P3 crash after Toro Rosso failure

Brendon Hartley has a massive accident during Practice 3 of the British GP from Silverstone. This is not the first time Toro Rosso has been in the headlines ...

England Goalkeeper Pickford Hits Back At Courtois After Penalty Heroics

But it was Pickford's acrobatics that ensured the win was a comfortable one. "I was in a massive whirlwind but I saved it with my left hand". Ola Toivoinen ...

Croatia ends Russia's run, advances to World Cup semifinals

Croatia were stunned. But the Russian lead had lasted only eight minutes before they drew level, Mario Mandzukic cutting the ball back for Kramaric to head hom...

Wimbledon: Taiwanese opponent eliminates world No. 1 Simona Halep

The unorthodox Hsieh fought back from 5-2 behind in the decider to complete the unlikely turnaround, digging deep at 0-30 when serving for a place in the last 1...

Wimbledon: Alison Van Uytvanck beats Garbine Muguruza

Jabeur next heads to Budapest , where she'll play a $100k ITF clay tournament next week in an effort to make the cut for the US Open main draw. Caroline Wozni...

Wimbledon: Nadal to meet Russia’s Kukushkin in second round

World number one Rafael Nadal is through to the second round of Winbledon Open, beating Israel's Dudi Sela 6-3 6-3 6-2. Fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro ...

Croatia breaks Russian hearts, eliminating World Cup host in penalty shootout

Ivan Rakitic scored the victor from the spot as Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev dived the opposite direction. Vida was booked moments later after removing hi...

Lewis Hamilton - I was shaking with emotion after securing Silverstone pole

Reflecting on his qualifying performance, Hamilton said: "I think it's, for me, with the whole build-up, with the whole intensity, with the whole spur-of-the-mo...

‘Stop Kane’: Sweden target England captain ahead of quarter-final showdown

But the performances of Gareth Southgate's young lineup in Russian Federation are being celebrated wildly back home. Sweden's captain Andreas Granqvist...

Armed, barricaded suspect may be former NBA, UCLA basketball star

This was after the suspect had apparently shot at police. No officers were injured. He reportedly opened fire on police, prompting return fire, before barricadi...

Dele, Maguire head England into first semi-final in 28 years

In addition, the short four-day turnaround means that Southgate and his medical staff will have to look out for signs of fatigue among players who may not have ...

What England fans mean when they say football's 'coming home'

The Official Charts Company has revealed that the song is sitting pretty at No.35, having leapt from No.56 on Monday. Because the Three Lions managed to get p...

Zach LaVine signs four-year offer sheet from Sacramento Kings

Zach LaVine #8 of the Chicago Bulls goes for a lay up against the Atlanta Hawks on March 11, 2018 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. "But Sacramento stepp...

A basketball player, reportedly Tyler Honeycutt, pronounced dead by LAPD

This was after the suspect had apparently shot at police. We're told cops fired back, but no officers were injured. A SWAT team entered the home and located a...

Federer Announces Wimbledon Title Intent With An Easy Win

Having essentially switched a $10m per year contract with Nike with a $30m per year deal with Uniqlo, he is virtually assured of topping that list again in 2018...

England target World Cup semis after Belgium stun Brazil

Widely written off, including by their own supporters, before the tournament began, hosts Russian Federation know they now stand just two matches from the July ...

Belgium losing no sleep over Brazil, says Kompany

If it's going to be a game of individual performances and just that, then let me tell you right now we have no chance against Brazil . "If we play as a team,...

Thai cave rescue like trying to win a war, says governor

I promise to take care of them as best as I can. "On behalf of the global football community, I would like to join you in expressing my deepest sympathies and...

France boss Didier Deschamps eyes best role for Kylian Mbappe vs Uruguay

France coach Didier Deschamps says he will not drop Olivier Giroud for his side's World Cup semi-final, despite the Chelsea striker failing to score in Russi...

Solid Swedes to make England wait

I DOUBT there are many finger nails left after Tuesday night's nervy affair, but England's World Cup penalty-shootout hoodoo is finally over thanks to Eric Di...

Malik Monk gets off to hot start in NBA Summer League opener

But with both players having focal roles, the Warriors did not want to burn them out. He played in Summer League each of the past two seasons and he led the Pel...

Police rescue kidnapped father of Nigeria football captain John Obi Mikel

Nigeria football captain John Obi Mikel has expressed his gratitude to the Nigeria Police Force following the rescue of his father from kidnappers on Monday. ...

Nick Kyrgios makes Wimbledon retirement hint - he could QUIT in five years

I was out of the game for two and a half months. "I look like I don't care one minute, then the next minute I'm playing really well". A semi-finalist in Stu...

Steven Gerrard says England won't get better World Cup finals chance

England face Sweden in Sunday's quarter-finals for a spot in the final four for the first time since 1990. As of Thursday afternoon, the song sits proudly ...

Why Griezmann didn't celebrate France goal against Uruguay

Petersburg on Tuesday. He got his head to the ball and sent it into the far corner behind Muslera. "You can say that sometimes maybe we can give a little more...

GME: Thai diver dies during cave rescue attempt

Thai rescuers are racing to pump out water before rainfall washes through the flooded cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach - trapped since late last mo...

Brazil and France target World Cup semi-finals

They will need to rectify those mistakes against a strong Brazilian team which has improved with each passing game. The team, managed by Gareth Southgate , w...

Diver dies in Thailand cave rescue attempt

On Friday it was confirmed that a former Thai Navy diver who had volunteered to help the rescue had died , according to government officials. The divers go i...